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UC Merced Offers Something for Everyone

March 14, 2008
All work and no play makes for a very dull existence. But life at UC Merced is hardly dull – especially if you know where to look for fun. For instance, the academic quad has been busy today with students, faculty and staff taking advantage of the Math Society’s free pie giveaway in honor of Pi Day...

UC Merced Submits Revised Permit Application, As Planned, For Next Phase of Campus, University Community Development

March 13, 2008
Reconfigured “footprint” announced last fall will reduce impacts on wetlands while supporting full development of campus and community MERCED, CA— The University of California, Merced said today (March 13) it has submitted a revised permit application to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE...

Student Research Highlighted

March 13, 2008
MERCED, CA— The following students are the winners of the 2008 Student Research Poster Competition: Undergraduate Competition Place Recipient and Research Project First Jonathan PeganQuantitative Single-Cell Analysis of Receptor Dynamics and Chemotactic Response on a ChipCo-authors: Xia Bing,...

Free, Public Lectures by UC Merced Professors

March 11, 2008
MERCED, CA — Professors from the University of California, Merced, are participating for the fifth year in a row in a series of free, public lectures at the Challenger Learning Center in Atwater. The Frontiers of Science and Engineering lecture series aims to open up scientific and engineering...

Gallos Donate Gift of Music to UC Merced

March 10, 2008
MERCED, CA — A $50,000 donation from Bob and Marie Gallo has enabled the University of California, Merced, to purchase its first Steinway concert grand piano to help support music performances, visiting scholar and artist programs, and launch UC Merced's nascent music program. “Bob and Marie...

Child"s Play Leads to Serious Innovations in Shrinky Dinks Microfluidics

March 7, 2008
To see UC Merced students using Shrinky Dinks and PDMS to conduct research, check out a 7-minute video on the process by clickinghere. Microfluidic devices play an important part in cell assay for diagnosis of diseases and in cancer research. Usually, though, creating microfluidics is...

UC Merced Offers On-Campus Housing for Summer Session

March 7, 2008
8-week contract and meal plan make staying here convenient for students MERCED, CA— Cities with major universities can become almost ghostly when classes aren’t in session, but UC Merced is hoping to change things this summer with the introduction of on-campus housing contracts for summer...

Professors Open Up at Research Week Symposium

March 7, 2008
From a philosophical pianist to a dissatisfied doctor-to-be, UC Merced professors offered glimpses into their career paths and their research in the first-ever Faculty Research Symposium presented by the Graduate Student Association as part of Research Week. ProfessorKevin Fellezsfound, as a...

Child's Play Leads to Serious Innovations in Shrinky Dinks Microfluidics

March 7, 2008
To see UC Merced students using Shrinky Dinks and PDMS to conduct research, check out a 7-minute video on the process by clicking here. Microfluidic devices play an important part in cell assay for diagnosis of diseases and in cancer research. Usually, though, creating microfluidics is...

Glushko-Samuelson Foundation Gift Supports UC MercedCognitive Science Program

March 4, 2008
MERCED, CA — The University of California, Merced, is quickly gaining international recognition in the cognitive science community because of its interdisciplinary approach to the study of thought and behavior. The Glushko-Samuelson Foundation has donated $50,000 to the UC Merced Cognitive Science...

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